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Where can you see him and what to expect, please click below for more details

 

Squires Garden Centre, Badshot Lea

Elphicks, West Street

Farnham Christmas Lights

Birdworld

Rural Life Centre, Tilford

Mother Christmas at Farnham Museum

Bocketts Farm

Millers Ark Farm

Round table Santa Collection

Farmers Christmas Market

 
 

Squires Garden Centre, Badshot Lea

The Grotto is FREE and each visitor will get a chance to meet Santa and receive a small gift in the grotto.  Santa’s Grand Arrival takes place on Saturday 14 November  Watch Santa arrive in his Fire Engine at 11am to open his free Christmas grotto.

Santa will arrive at the same time every Saturday until Christmas.

The grotto will be open every weekend until Christmas. You can also book a special Tea with Santa for only £4.99.   Saturdays at 4.30pm

Grotto open: Sat 11am-4.30pm Sun 11am-4pm. Thurs & Fri from 19 November. Christmas Eve 11am-3pm.


Elphicks, West Street

Visit Santa in his Grotto at Elphicks

Every December Saturday before Christmas 10am - 4pm, £3.00 (includes gift)


Switching on the Christmas Lights in Farnham, Gostrey Meadows

Saturday 28th November

Festivities start at 12 noon and finish at 7pm.  For the first time this event will be held in Gostrey Meadows with Santa having his very own grotto  (the new bandstand).  Eagle Radio will be hosting the event as usual.  This year sounds like it will be more spectacular than usual with lots of fun things for the kids to do including an ice rink!  Christmas lights will be switched on at 6pm by the person who wins the day's Fancy Dress Competition.


Birdworld Farnham

From Sat 5th December

Birdworld says "You will meet some of our friendly farm animals before you enter a magical world full of animated charaters in winter wonderland settings.  As you walk through the different scenes, you can enjoy friendly banter with the impish elves before the children meet Santa to receive their present. For those of you who are too old for a present, a mince pie and hot fruit punch awaits!" 

Booking is required and there is a 10% discount for booking before 5th December.  Visitors can choose just to see the Grotto and not full admission to Birdworld at a lower price. 

Website: www.birdworld.co.uk


Rural Life Centre

5/6 & 12/13 December 2009 · 11am to 5pm (6pm Saturdays)

A good one for train lovers. Ride on the light railway (steam or diesel hauled depending on conditions) and meet Santa in his grotto with presents for the children.  Costs gain admission to the whole centre too. Booking required.

Website: www.rurallife.com


Mother Christmas at Farnham Museum

Saturday 12th December 11am-3pm.  £3 per child  No booking required

Visit Mother Christmas in the Museum's cellar. She is standing in for her husband who is busy with Christmas preparations. 

There will also be crafts, refreshments and a puppet show in the Garden Gallery.

Tel: 01252 715094


The Watercress Line

Santa Special Steam Trains

Every weekend in the run up to Christmas and all Christmas week.

Enjoy the magic of a steam train ride with Father Christmas on the Watercress Line.
Choose between departures from Alton, where the train runs to Ropley and returns to Alton; or Alresford where the train runs to Medstead & Four Marks and back to Alresford. In either case the round trip takes just over an hour to complete. Booking required.

Website: www.watercressline.co.uk


Bocketts Farm - Leatherhead

Not quite in the Farnham vicinity but worth a mention is this lovely Santa experience over at Bocketts Farm. 

Every day from Dec 3rd. Weekdays from the 3rd to the 11th Dec between 11am & 2:30pm and from the 12th Dec to the 24th Dec 10am & 5pm. Weekends from the 6th Dec 10am to 5pm.

The cost of visiting Santa is £4.95 per child in addition to the farm entry prices. This includes a trip to Santa's workshop in the Christmas trailer and a gift.

You cannot book in advance to see Father Christmas.** When you arrive and pay to go on the farm you will be allocated a time slot. You can enjoy the farm and all of the facilities while waiting for your time slot, so no queuing.

Website: www.bockettsfarm.co.uk


Millers Ark Farm - Odiham

29th November, Santa arrives at his Grotto at the open day 12-4pm  £5 entry each plus £3 for each child to visit Santa (includes gift)

Santa Specials on the Farm 19th/20th December at 1.30pm  £5 per child

Website: www.millersark.co.uk


Round Table - Santa Collection

Farnham Round Table organises a float to bring Santa to the children of Farnham.  On the run up to Christmas the float will pass through residential roads making house-to-house collections for local charities.  Listen out for the Christmas music early evening.


Farmer's Christmas Market

Sunday 13th December 10am-1pm

Santa will be at the Central Car Park market between 10am and 1pm to hand out sweets to well behaved children


 

 


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